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More info?)
My best guess is that HP imposed a limit on the G85 software NOT to install on
Windows 2003 server, because sombody made a command decision that a server was
not appropriate for use as a fax or scanner. Little do they know what people
will do, especially in a small office, home office or home setting. I mean,
yes, if the server is serving hundreds of thousands of web pages every hour, you
would not want to bog it down with scanning and faxing. But, duh, HP. Give
customers a little credit for having the intelligence to make sensible
decisions.
If you want to scan and fax with the G85, plug it into another computer or a
JetDirect. I doubt that there are any other rational choices... Ben Myers
On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 14:52:46 -0700, Paul <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>David Efflandt wrote:
>> On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 00:35:33 -0700, Paul <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>>Has anyone ever gotten the G85xi software to run on a server operating
>>>system? I use w2k3 both as a server and desktop os. I think hp made a
>>>strictly business decision not to allow their G85 software to install on
>>>a server, I doubt there is any technical limitation.
>>
>>
>> The CD that came with ours is for Win9x/ME/2k/NT 4.0, specifically NOT for
>> XP (which already has support for its printing/scanning). Although, I
>> downloaded G series HP software to network scan/copy/fax through JetDirect
>> 175x from XP Pro.
>>
>> If hp.com does not show anything for w2k3 on their website for G series,
>> maybe it is because it is no longer a current product and w2k3 did not
>> exist when it was. Even if you cannot find scanning software for it,
>> printing to it should not be a problem. I even used an old Deskjet driver
>> to TCP (LPR) print to it from NT4. And XP can network print to it by
>> configuring a "local" TCP port using native XP G85 or G95 driver. And our
>> HP3000 can print PCL to it from 3000 miles away (through VPN).
>
>I can only use it as a printer. It would be nice to use it as a twain
>source and fax as well. I think they could have written the G85 software
>and install in a more generic style. I think this is the only windows
>software I have that won't install and run on w2k3. Just as a consumer
>protection issue they should not lock you into an old operating system
>forever, what if you intended to use the printer for 10 years? (I still
>use my Laserjet II.) Do they expect you to keep using win98 or xp to use
>the printer all that time? I also think the operating system hooks and
>APIs for windows are somewhat stable, and if written correctly the fax
>and twain part of it could work on new versions. I pretty much have a
>strict policy here, no more hp equipment.
>
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